yahu
See also: Yahu
Ternate edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
yahu
- (transitive) to force, compel
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of yahu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | toyahu | foyahu | miyahu | |
| 2nd | noyahu | niyahu | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | oyahu | iyahu, yoyahu† | |
| Feminine | moyahu | |||
| Neuter | iyahu | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
References edit
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Turkish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یاهو (yāhū, “Oh God!, See here!”, interj.),[1][2] from یا (yā, “O!”, interj.) + هو (hū, “he, it, any individual talked to, (in Sufism) God”), from Arabic يَا (yā) + هُوَ (huwa).[3] Cognates with Azerbaijani yahu.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
yahu!
- (colloquial) Hey!, Look here!.
- (colloquial) Used additionally to draw attention to what was said.
- Biz onları kahvaltı niyetine yeriz, yahu. ― We'll eat them for breakfast!
- Birbirimizi görmeyeli uzun zaman oldu, yahu. ― It's been so long we haven't seen each other!
- Sadece küçücük bir beyaz yalan, yahu. ― It's just a tiny white lie!
- (colloquial) Used to emphasize pleading in a sentence.
- Zavallı adama biraz şefkatli davran, yahu. ― Treat the poor man a little kindly!
- Neden küstünüz bilmiyorum ama barışın gitsin, yahu. ― I don't know why you're cross with each other but just make up already!
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یاهو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2196
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “یاهو”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1346
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yahu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading edit
- “yahu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “yahu¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5161
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